Watch faces sold by third parties are commonplace on Wear OS, RTOS and Garmin OS smartwatches. It puts the power in the hands of the owner to choose the watch face that is most compatible with their personality. But the Apple Watch has refused to deliver similar features since its launch eight years ago.
Through an interview with the TagesAngzeiger site, Apple vice president Kevin Lynch and Deidre Caldbeck explained that this feature will not be provided. in the near future. This is to ensure that all the watch faces offered on the Apple Watch will be able to continue to be used every time it receives an operating system update. If the watch face is open to a third party, this warranty cannot be provided by Apple.
Among Apple's initial reasons eight years ago was to prevent intellectual property infringement and the applications that supported it were banned. Many may not realize watch faces by other manufacturers have been patented. To avoid being sued, a closed watch face ecosystem is used. So if the choice of watch face is important, the Apple Watch is not the best for you.